Grantmakers In Health, a national nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people, recently featured the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation’s current strategic decision to shift its focus “upstream” to address poverty and financial insecurity as a root cause of the challenges it has long sought […]

The following organizations have received funding from the Foundation as of May 2026. – Amoskeag Health – $50,000 – Blueberry Express Day Care – $18,000 – Black Lives Matter New Hampshire – $30,000 – Coos Coalition for Young Children and Families – $50,000 – Granite State Organizing Project – $46,470 – Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services, […]

One of the most significant accomplishments of the past year was the foundation’s successful launch of the New Hampshire Children’s Health Dashboard. Equally important was our commitment to listening. In preparation for our May Board retreat, we undertook a robust qualitative assessment to ensure that community voices remained central to our work. Additionally noteworthy was […]

Over the past two years, the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff have undertaken an in-depth strategic planning process. This effort has led us to a significant shift in our approach to grantmaking and funding. Over the past 28 years, the Foundation has supported community-based organizations through project and general operating […]

This opinion piece was originally published in the NH Union Leader, Concord Monitor and NH Business Review. // By Gail Garceau and Alisa Druzba // Across New Hampshire, families are making impossible choices: live in unsafe, overcrowded, and unhealthy housing—or risk having nowhere to go at all. From Berlin to Keene, Nashua to North Conway, […]